You’re never too young to make your voice heard!

NYC Votes embraces the power of young people across the city, borough by borough. Our youth programs, events, and trainings will empower you to become a leader in your community, impacting local elections and policy decisions.  

After all, this is your city and your future!

Pre-Register to Vote!

Did you know that if you are 16 or 17 years old, you can pre-register to vote?

After pre-registering, you will automatically become registered on your 18th birthday. Consider it an early birthday present!

Learn how to pre-register

Youth Ambassadors

Our NYC Votes Youth Ambassador Program is an initiative for New Yorkers aged 14-19 who are committed to increasing youth engagement in local elections. Led by young people, for young people.

Learn more about Youth Ambassadors

Youth Newsletter

Stay up to date about things that matter to young New Yorkers. 

Sign up for the Youth Newsletter

Youth Voting in NYC

Are you registered?

Nearly 435,000 eligible NYC youth are NOT registered to vote!

2020 Turnout

59.3% of eligible voters 18-29 in NYC turned out to vote  in the 2020 Presidential election.

How Youth Vote

In the 2020 general election, 23.5% of NYC voters 18-29 voted by mail, 32.5% voted early, and 41.9% voted on Election Day.

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Register to Vote

NYC Votes has partnered with TurboVote to make registering to vote easy! It takes just 5 minutes.

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